Well, it encourages one to buy pistols from an in-state dealer, and then
all you pay is the small state processing fee. When I bought my last
pistol, it cost me $10 more in total than buying from the lowest cost
out of state on line dealer.
Sounds like Tim hadn't shown you the Slickguns site yet. I've not found a gun locally that I
couldn't save a bundle on by buying online - except for the Mosin Nagant. But, that was before Tim
clued me in.
I'm aware of the "Slickguns" site. It shows a Ruger Mark III 512, the
model I have, at $340. I paid $349.99 at a local dealer's, and no FFL
fees or shipping. I did pay 6% sales tax.
Oh, add to that in separate transactions about $100 for upgrade pieces
and parts and $90 for barrel threading, cap, and relocating front sight.
No FFLs involved.